Date of birth | 5 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Iida High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Nihon University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yoshiya Hosoda (細田佳也, Hosoda Yoshiya, born 5 August 1987, in Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a back row forward. [1]
In his home country he plays for the NEC Green Rockets whom he joined in 2011. [2] [3] He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. [4]
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